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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-02-10

''To hear you, of yourself speak.
Becoming more and more dialectical as she
went on, she said suddenly, Il have you of
myself offended. You are mad of me as a
bold, bad child! 1t is so?'
The senator, as visibly becoming limp and
weak again behind his entertainments, man.
aged to say, "Oh, no!" then really" and
finally, "Th-a-nks!"
Tam here but for day. l return to Cal
ifornia in day, as it were tomorrow. /
shall never, never hear you speak in your
place in the Capitol of this great country"
The senator said hastily that he feared-he
in fact was convinced-that his duty during
this session was required more at his desk, in
the committee work, than i'll speaking, ETC.,
etc
"Ah" said Carmen sadly, ''it is true, then,
all this that | have heard 1t is true that
what they have told me-that you have given
up the great party-that your voice is not
longer heard in the old-what you call this
eh-the old issues"
'If any one has told you that, Miss De
Haro," responded the senator sharply, "he
has spoken foolishly You have been misin-
formed May ask who"
"Ahl" said Carmen, II know notl 1t is in
the air. / am stranger. Perhaps am de-
ceived But it is of all. l say to them, When
shall hear him speak! go day after day
to the Capitol, watch him-the great eman-
Cipator-but it is of business, eh'-it is the
claim of that one, it is the tax, eh. 1t is the
impost, it is the postoffice, but it is the great
speech of human rights-never, never lsay,
How arrives all thisn And some say, and
shake their heads, Never again he speaks.
He is what you call 'played-yes, it is so, eh!
played out / know it MOTT is a word
from Boston, perhaps! They say he has
eh, l speak not the English well-the party
he has shaken, 'shook'-yes-he has the party
shaken eh! 1t is right-lt is the language
Of Boston, eh.n
Permit me TO say, Miss De Haro," re-.
turned the senator, rising with some asperity,
shat you seem to have been unfortunate in
your selection of acquaintance, and still
more SO in your ideas of the derivations of
the English tongue. -The-er-the-er-ex-
pressions you have quoted are not common
TO Boston, but emanate, l believe from the
westn
Carmen De Haro contritely buried every
thing but her black eyes in her shawl
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For seven hours the gifted Gashwilcr had con-
| tinued the manufacture of oil and honey,
whose sweetness, however, was slowly palling
upon the congressional lip; for seven hours
| Roscommon and friends beat with impatient
feet the lobby and shook fists, more or less
discolored, at the distinguished senator. For
| seven hours the one or two editors were obliged
to sit and calmly compliment the great speech
which that night flashed over the wires of a
continent with the old electric thrill. And,
worse than all, they were obliged to record
with it the closing of the - congress, with
more than the usual amount of unfinished
business.
A little group of friends surrounded the
great senator with hymns of praise and con-
Cratulations. Old adversaries saluted him
courteously as they passed by with the re-
spect of strong men. A little woman with a
shawl drawn over her shoulders, and held
with one small brown hand, approached him
timidly:
II speak not the English WE'LL" she said
gently, "but have read much. l have read
in the plays of your Shakespeare. would
like to say to you the words of Rosalind to
Orlando when he did fight: Sir, you have
wrestled well, and have overthrown more
than your enemies'D And with these words
she was gone.
Yet'not SO quickly but that pretty Mrs
Hopkinson, coming-as Victrix always comes
to Victor, to thank the great senator, albeit
the faces of her escorts were shrouded in
gloom-saw the shawled figure disappear.
There" she said, rinching Wiles mischiev-
ously, there that's the woman you were
afraid Of Look at her. Look at that dress
All, heavens! look at that shawl! Didn't l
tell you she had no style?'
"Who is she?" said Wiles sullenly.
Carmen de Haro, of course" said the lady
vivaciously. "What are you hurrying away
so for? You're absolutely pulling me along.
Mr. Wiles had inst caught sight of the
travel-worn face of Royal Thatcher among
the crowd that thronged the staircase
Thatcher appeared pale and distrait; Mr.
Harlowe, his counsel, at his side, rallied him.
mo one would think you had just got a
new lease of your property, and escaped a
great swindle. What's the matter with you?
Miss de Haro passed Us just now. 1t was she
who spoke to the senator. Why did you not
recognize herr
Il was thinking" said Thatcher gloomily.
"Well, you take things coolly! And GER
tainly you are not very demonstrative to-
wards the woman who saved you to-day.
For, as sure as you live, it was she who drew
that speech out of the senator"
Thatcher did not reply, but moved away.
He had noticed Carmen de Haro, and was
about to greet her with mingled pleasure and
embarrassment But he had heard her COM
pliment to the senator, and this strong, pre-
occupied, automatic man, who only ten days
before had no thought beyond his property,
was now thinking more of that compliment
to another than of his success; and was be-
ginning to hate the senator who had saved
him, the lawyer who stood beside him, and
even the little figure that had tripped down
the steps unconscious of him.
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she was not at home, he should become again
sulky and suspicious, and even be ashaiileu
of the honest impulse that led hl1n lheie'
was, suppose, manlike and natural lie
felt that he had done all that courtesy re-
quired; he had promptly answered her dls-
patch with his presence. If she chose TO be
absent at such a moment, he had at least done
his duty In short, there was scarcely any
absurdity of the imagination which this once
practical man did not permit himself to IN
dulge in, vet always with a certain conscious
ness that he was allowing his feelings to run
away with him-a fact that did not tend to
make him better humored, and rather in
clined him to place the responsibility OF the
elopement on somebody else. II Miss De
Haro had been home, etc, etc., and not gong
into ecstacies over speeches, etc, ETC., and
had attended to her bushes, 4. e., being ex-
actly what he had supposed her to be-all
this would not have happened.
am aware that this will not heighten the
readers respect for my hero. But l fancy
that the imperceptible progress OF a sincere
passion in the matured strong man IS apt to
be marked with even more than the usual
haste and absurdity of callous youth. The
fever that runs riot in the veins of the robust
is apt to pass your ailing weakling by. Posi-
bly, there may be some immunity in inocula-
ton. 1t is Lothario who is always self-pos-
sessed and does and says the right thing,
while poor honest Coelebs becomes ridiculous
with genuine emotion.
He rejoined his lawyer in no very gracious
mood. The chambers occupied by Mr.. Har-
lowe were in the basement of a private dwell
ing once occupied and made historic by an
Honorable Somebody, who, however, was
remembered only by the landlord and the
last tenant. There were various shelves III
the walls divided into compartments, sarcasti-
cally know as pigeon holes," in which the
dove of peace had never rested, but which
still perpetuated in their legends the feuds
and animosities Of suitors now but common
dust together. There was portrait, appar-
emily of a cherub, which ON nearer inspec-
ton turned out to be famous English lord
chancellor in his flowing wig. There were
books with dreary, unenlivening titles-ego-
tistic always, as recording Smiths opinions
on this and Jones' commentaries on that.
There was a handbiN tackled on the wall,
which at first offered hilarious suggestions of
a circus or steamboat excursion, but which
turned out only 70 be sheriff's sale. There
were seseral oddly shaped packages in news-
paper wrappings, mysterious and awful in
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did overlook all the papers. found the appli-
cation: it was written by me- There"
She tossed over the back of her chair an
envelope to Thatcher. He opened 1t.
81 see," he said gently, ''you repossessed
yourself of it,'
"What is that-'r-r-r-e-possess!
"Why" = Thatcher hesitated - "you got
possession of this paper-this innocent 1or-
gery-again."
"Oh! You think me a thief as well as
forgaire. Go away! Get up. Get out"
"lly dear girl"
s.I.ook at the paper! Win you! Oh, you
silly"
Thatcher looked at the paper. In paper,
handwriting age and stamp it was Identical
with the formal, clerical application OF
Garcia for the grant The Endorsement OF
Mcheltorena was unQuestionably genuine.
But the application ,0as made for Roya'
Thatcher Ard his own signature was lml-
tated to the very life.
II had but one letter Of yours wiz your
name" said Carmen, apologetically; "and 1t
was the best poor Inc could do"
"Whv. YOU blessed little goose and angel,
said Thatcher, with the bold, mixed metaphor
of amatory genius, don't you sec"
"Ah, you don't like tit is not good"
"My darling!"
"Hoosh, There is also an old cat up stairs.
And now have here a character I|W you
sit down? Is it of a necessity that up and
down YOU should walk and awaken the whole
house? Therer'-she had given him a vicious
dab with her fan as he passed. He sat down.
"And you have not seen me nor written to
me for year,!
"Carmen"
"Sit down, you bold, bad boy. Don't you
see it is of business that you and | talk down
here; and it is of business that ozzer people
up stairs are thinking. Eh"
"D-n business! See here, Carmen, my dar-
ling, tell mel regret to say he had by this
time got hold of the back of Garments chair
"tell me, my own little girl, about-about
that senator You remember what you said
to him?"
"Oh, the old man? Oh, that was businessl
And you say of business, 'd-n."
Carmen
"Don Royal!'
Although Miss Carmen had recourse to her
fan frequently during this interview, the air
must have been chilly, for a moment later, on
his way down stairs poor Harlowe, a sufferer
from bronchitis, was attacked with violent
fit of coughing, which troubled him all the
way down.
We'll" he said, as he entered the room, Il
see you have found Mr. Thatcher, and shown
those papers. l trust you have, for you've
certainly had time enough. l am sent by
mother to dismiss you ali to bed"
Carmen, still in the arm chair, covered with
her mantilla, did not speak
II suppose you are by this time lawyer
enough to know" continued Harlowe, that
Miss De Haros papers, though ingenious, are
not legally available, unless"
II chose to make her a witness. Harlowe,
you're good fellow, l don't mind saying to
you that these are papers prefer that my
,cire should not use. Well leave it for the
present-unfnished business
They did But one evening our hero brought
Mrs. Royal Thatcher a paper containing a
touching and beautiful tribute to the dead
senator.
There Carmen, love, read that Don't
YOU feel a little ashamed of your-your-your
lobbyirg-"
No" said Carmen promptly. 1T was bust
ness-and if all lobbying business was as
honest-well!-"
TEE END.
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Concluded.
TCHAPTER NIv.-COSTINUED.] ]

The senator had retreated behind his bas-
tion of books again, and was visibly prepar-
ing for an assault He saw it all now. He
had been, in some vague way, deuded He
had given confidential audience to the niece
of one of the Great Claimants before con-
greSs. The inevitable AK had come to the
grindstone. What might not this woman
dare ask of him? lie was the more implaca-
bic that he felt he had already been prepos-
sessed-and honestly prepossessed-in her
favor. He was angry with her for having
pleased him Under the icy polish of his
manner there were certain Puritan callosities
caused by early straight lacing He was not
yet quite free from his ancestors cheerful
ethics that Nature, as represented by an I'm
pulse, was as much to be restrained as Order
represented by Quaker
Without apparently noticing his manner,
Carmen went on, with a certain potential
freedom ofstyle, gesture and manner scarcely
to be indicated III her mere words. "You
know, then, | am of Spanish blood and
that, what was my adopted country, our
motto was God and Liberty 1t was of you,
sr-the great EmancipatOr-the apostle OF
that Liberty-the friend of the down-trodden
and oppressed-that |, as child, first knew.
In the histories of this great country | have
read of you, have learned your orations. l
have longed to hear you in your own pulpit
deliver the creed of my ancestors. To hear
you, of yourself, speak, ah! Madre de Dios!
what shall | say-speak the Grafton eloquent
to make the-what you call-the debate,
that is what have for SO long hoped. Eh!
Pardon-you are thinking me foolish-wild,
eh! "a small child -eh?n
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A Different View of 1t.

A Detroiter, who was driving out on the
Holden road the other day, came to spot
where the snow had badly drifted on each
side of the track just as woman driving q
horse and "pung" entered the other end Of
the cut. AS both held to the road their
horses soon came head on and stopped.
"Why didn't you turn out?" shouted the
man.
"Why didn't your replied the woman.
"I've got seven miles to drive, but III
stay here all winter before I'll turn out?''
'And I've got five dozen eggs here, and
III let 'em freeze as hard as rocks before
I'll give an inch!'
The man dropped the lines, lighted a
cigar and leaned back on his seat. The
woman dropped her lines, lighted her pipe
and wrapped the old buffalo robe around
her feet. Thus they sat for eight minutes,
when the man grew impatient and called:
Whats the price Of hogs out your way?"
"Oh, you've got all the pork you want N
your sleighr" she answered.
"I'm glad Pm widowerr'
"And Pm glad I'm widderr'
"Eh? Are you widowi''
''Sartin, and own 225 acres OF the best
land in Greenfield. So you are a Wild
ower?"
"Yes'm. Madam, pray excuse me. III
cheerfully turn out"
"Oh, don't mention it. I'm perfectly will
ing to haul into the snowbank."
"Ahi madam, allow me to hope that you
will overlook N.Y.
"Oh, certainly. Fine weather, but rather
cold. Good by"
"Good-by, madam. Hope you a safe
journey. Detroit Free Press.
Paste Him in Your Hat.
mans success in politics depends in no
small degree uDOn his ability 70 lool~ oLoo.
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"A WHAT" asked Thatcher, hesltatlng be-
tween smile and sigh.
"a forgaire!" continued Carmen, demurely.
II did of myself write the names of ozzer
peoples" when Carmen was excited she lost
the control of the English tongTe; Il did
write just to please myself-it was my onkle
that did make of it money-you understand,
eha Shall you not speaks Must l again hit
your
"Go on" said Thatcher, laughing
Il did find out, when came to you at the
mine, that had forged against you the name
of Micheltorena to the lawyer went, and
found that it was so-of verity-so so! all
the time. Look at me not now, Don Royal
it is 'forgaire' you stare at"
Garment"
"Hoosh Shall have to hit you again" l
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CHAPTER XVI.
AND WHO FORGOT IT.

T was somewhat
inconsistent W i t h
Royal Thatcher's
embarrassment and
sensitiveness that
he should, on leav-
ing the Capitol,
order a carriage
and drive directly
to the lodgings of
Miss De Haro.
That on finding
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THE STORY OF A MINE.
By BRET HATE.

copyrighted, 1856, by HouEhtoa, Ni9lin & Co, and
published by arrangement with them.l
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
FINALLY SETTLED.

The Succession to the Secretaryship OF
the Treasury Finally Settled by the In
duction of Mr.. Fairchild Into the Office
and Judge Maynard Assistant.
WAsHINGToN, April 2.-The President
yesterday signed the commissions of
Charles s. Fairchild as Secretary of the
Treasury and Isaac H. Maynard as Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Fairchild at once entered upon the
discharge of his new duties. He was
sworn in at eleven o'clock by a notary
public employed in the secretary's office,
and took possession of the Office and des k
formerly occupied by eX-Secretary Man.
ming. The officers and many of the clerks
of the department waited upon him early
and extended their congratulations. The
crowd became great that he was COM
peeled to abandon for a time all idea of at
tending to the current work claiming his
attention. He caused temporary halt by
announcing that he would receive his Off
cial friends informally in the aftern oon,
after he had disposed of all his mail. He
received profusion of flowers and con-
gratulatory letters and kilograms from
all parts of the country. The majority of
the kilograms were from bankers and
business men.
Judge Maynard will Lot qualify as as
sistant secretary before Monday, as he
desires to dispose of some business now
pending in the Second Comptrollers
Office In accepting his new office, he will
suffer loss of $500 year in his salary.
He makes the change at the personal
solicitation of the President and Secre-
tary Fairchild, with the latter of whom
he enjoys the closest personal relations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
COERCION IN IRELAND.
Resolutions Adopted on the Subject by
the Senate of the Empire State.

Resolutions Adopted on the Subject by
the Senate of the Empire State.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 1.-Mr. Murphy
introduced the following in the State SEN
ate to-day, and it was temporarily tabled:
WHEREAS, The English Government is again
about to resort to cruel and coercive measures
in its treatment of Irish affairs madly propos.
ing to SO far forget itself and the rights OF its
subjects as to seek to infringe upon the great
bulwark of English liberty-the right Of trial
by jury-in seeking to enact law by which
Irishmen may be dragged from their homes
and tried before English juries for alleged
political offenses; and,
WHEREAS, The history of centuries proves
that England's government of Ireland has been
one of oppression and msrule, and England is
which she now seeks to repress by cruel and
coercive legislation; and,
WHEREAS, We believe that home rule is the
only balm for the wounds of unfortunate Ire
land, and the only guarantee for the peace and
prosperity OF that distracted country; there
fore,
ResolUed, That this Senate does hereby pro
test in the name OF humanity against the en-
actment Of the proposed Coercion bill by the
English Government, and send greetings to
Ri. Hon, VIM. E. Gladstone and Charles Stew
art Parnell in their noble and humane effort to
prevent such cruel, unjust and tyrannical, leg
islation as that proposed by the British minis
try and in their endeavor to secure for Ireland
the inestimable boon of home rule.
The resolution was afterward taken VI
and unanimously adopted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
REGARDING FEATHERS.
Various Virtues That Are q Sufficien
Guarantee for Their Continued Favor.

/ Various Virtues That Are a Sufficient
Guarantee for Their Continued Favor.
Who can imagine gallant cavalier
of eye olden time going off to the
wars without waving plume in his
cap. Why, its absence would so en-
tirely mar the effect that the knight
would scarcely seem worth ones adj
miration! Long before the age of
chivalry quaint ideas were extant re-
garding feathers, and some of our
well-known sayings owe their origin
to the waving plumes.
''To plume one's-self'' comes from
the Hungarians, who placed in their
caps feather for each Turk killed and,
therefore, were decorated according to
valor. The use of the white feather
as sign of withdrawal from contest
or as truce undoubtedly arose from
the fact that in leaving the field the
white feathers were most easily seen.
The sending of white feather to one
who intended fighting meant, usually,
a warning from some friend that dis
cretion would be the better part of
valor.
The question has often been asked
why the feathers of the peacock, beau
tiful as they are, have the reputation
of bringing bad luck to the wearer.
The East Indians and the North Ameri-
can Indians believe that feathers en-
dow their owner with the vices or
virtues of the bird from which they are
plucked, and as the peacock is vain,
arrogant and greedy. he can scarcely
endow one with all the virtues. The
kingfsher has been a highly honored
bird, and to possess one of his
feathers or a bit of his skin has
meant great fortune. The Tartars firm
ly believe that he who touches beauti-
full woman with kingfsher's feather
will gain her love.
People who appreciate the beauty of
fine ostrich feathers can imagine the
appearance of helmets formed entirely
of them; and yet they were so used by
the ancients without thought, appar-
emily, of their ornamental value. Some
old paintings show the artists love for
plumes of various kinds: the peacock
fans wave before an Eastern beauty,
the long, white plumes in some hero's
hat, the heron's feather in the saucy
pages cap, while the plumes that fall
far down on white and dimpled should
ers are depicted with the prominence
they deserve.
WOmanklnd, doubtless, will always
approve of feathers-they are graceful
and becoming, adaptive and elegant
-Delimeator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
A TERRIBLE TIME.

The People of Galloway County KY, in
Terrible State of Alarm over Internal
Commotions In the Earth and Volcanic
Eruptions.
New CONCORD, KY, April 1.-The in
habitants of this vicinity are in a terrible
state of excitment owing to volcanic dis.
turbances and eruptions.
For several nights rumb bling noises have
been heard and the ground quaked SC
violently that the inhabitants fear going
to bed and they stand in their doorways
and in the streets anxiously discussing
the situation.
About ten o'clock an explosion occurred
in the direction of Singers Bluff, two
miles from here, which was followed by q
column of fire shooting two hundred feet
skyward. A pandemonium beggariug de-
scription followed. Men, women and
children fell upon their knees and began
praying and screaming for mercy Horses
and cattle went wild with fright, and ran
plunging and kicking in the most frantic
manner Fowls flew from their roosts,
and all nature was in an uproar.
The explosions continue at intervals,
and columns Of fire shoot UP without any
abatement Of vigor.
No nearer approach to the bluff can be
made than quarter of a mile, on account
of the intense heat. There is stream
of lava flowing down the eastern side of
the bluff
The people are simply wild with terror.